Varthur
- All
- News
- Videos
-
'1.5 Hours, 7 km, And An 8-Month Pregnant Wife': Bengaluru Man Questions If City Is Liveable
A Bengaluru resident has questioned whether Bengaluru was liveable anymore after they were forced to spend 1.5 hours in traffic.
-
14 Km In 2 Hours: Children's School Commute Highlights Bengaluru's Traffic Condition
The post is gaining attention among city residents and daily commuters.
-
Bengaluru Techie Seeks Reddit Advice On Buying Rs 2.7 Crore 3BHK With Rs 1.8 Crore Loan
The 1,800 square feet apartment, in an eight-year-old gated community by a Tier-1 developer, promises greenery, metro access, and the perks of a well-maintained society.
-
Video: Bengaluru Residents Clean Neglected Road After Civic Body's Inaction, DK Shivakumar Reacts
Pictures and videos of the cleaning drive that have surfaced on social media show several people donning gloves and removing the silt build-up on the road.
-
Bengaluru Restaurant Serves Cocktail Inspired By Varthur Lake Pollution, Internet Reacts
Recently, an X post about a pollution-themed drink caught the attention of many social media users.
-
Watch: Street Turns Into River As Heavy Rain Hits Bengaluru
Heavy rain in Bengaluru led to severe flooding, once again spotlighting the crumbling infrastructure in the Karnataka capital with streets turning into rivers.
-
Largest Septic Tank In Bengaluru, Says Report On City's Bellandur Lake
Bengaluru's Bellandur lake has become the largest septic tank in the city due to "sheer callousness and indifference", according to a damning report from a committee mandated by the National Green Tribunal or Green Court, adding that there was "not even one millilitre" of clean water in the lake.
-
Residents 'Trapped' As Bengaluru Lakes Froth Like Never Before: 10 Points
After the city's heaviest August rain in a century, two giant lakes in Bengaluru are spewing so much toxic foam that residents who live near them have reportedly complained that they are having to stay indoors. On Wednesday, the froth, a stinking cocktail of chemicals and untreated sewage dumped in the lakes, rose to over 10 feet in the Varthur Lak...
-
Bengaluru's Varthur Lake Now Spews 10-Feet-High Froth
Overnight rains, Bengaluru's heaviest in August in a century, has the city's Varthur Lake spewing foam and froth like never before. On Wednesday, the foam caused by toxic chemicals and untreated sewage in the lake rose to over 10 feet along the tall fence erected to keep the stinking cocktail of pollutants from spilling on to road in Varthur Kodi l...
-
Foam Spilling Out On Bengaluru Roads, NGT Raps Karnataka Government
The National Green Tribunal today took Karnataka government and its civic authorities to task over foam spilling over into the streets in Bengaluru near the Varthur lake, causing massive traffic jams in the city.
-
Bengaluru's Varthur Lake Moves From Froth To Fire, Smoke Fills The Air
After the froth, the flames - one of Bengaluru's two biggest lakes is following its pattern with a large fire reported this morning, hours after foam shot up from the water and sprayed drivers in the crowded eastern part of India's Silicon Valley.
-
'Happens Every Year,' Says Chief Minister Siddaramaiah As Bengaluru Lake Shoots Toxic Foam
No problem, it happens every year, Karnataka's Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said, as Bengaluru's Varthur Lake froths and shoots toxic foam at motorists passing by. Pre-monsoon rain has meant more froth in the past week and people driving past the lake on the arterial Whitefield Road have had a tough time evading the flying clouds of chemical.
-
Politicians And Local Groups Visit Bengaluru Lakes To Take Stock Of Clean-Up Process
Politicians and citizens' groups today visited three Bengaluru lakes - Bellandur, Varthur and Rampura - to take stock of the clean-up process.
-
Bengaluru Lake Being Encroached? 'Alert' Bengaluru Residents Think So
With hundreds of trucks dumping debris on a parcel of land adjoining the nearly 440-acre Varthur Lake in East Bengaluru, some residents of Thubbarhalli and members of Whitefield Rising recorded videos and handed them over to officials. The residents say they believe their vigil has prevented another lake in the city from being encroached.
-
Why Do Bengaluru's Foamy Lakes Need Foreign Help, Ask City Experts
Foam and froth and even flames, all caused by toxic chemicals and untreated sewage have been flowing into the two largest lakes in Bengaluru - Bellandur and Varthur - for decades. Foreign companies are now proposing to clean up the lakes. Last Saturday, experts from a UK firm and an Israeli firm visited Bellandur Lake.
-
'1.5 Hours, 7 km, And An 8-Month Pregnant Wife': Bengaluru Man Questions If City Is Liveable
A Bengaluru resident has questioned whether Bengaluru was liveable anymore after they were forced to spend 1.5 hours in traffic.
-
14 Km In 2 Hours: Children's School Commute Highlights Bengaluru's Traffic Condition
The post is gaining attention among city residents and daily commuters.
-
Bengaluru Techie Seeks Reddit Advice On Buying Rs 2.7 Crore 3BHK With Rs 1.8 Crore Loan
The 1,800 square feet apartment, in an eight-year-old gated community by a Tier-1 developer, promises greenery, metro access, and the perks of a well-maintained society.
-
Video: Bengaluru Residents Clean Neglected Road After Civic Body's Inaction, DK Shivakumar Reacts
Pictures and videos of the cleaning drive that have surfaced on social media show several people donning gloves and removing the silt build-up on the road.
-
Bengaluru Restaurant Serves Cocktail Inspired By Varthur Lake Pollution, Internet Reacts
Recently, an X post about a pollution-themed drink caught the attention of many social media users.
-
Watch: Street Turns Into River As Heavy Rain Hits Bengaluru
Heavy rain in Bengaluru led to severe flooding, once again spotlighting the crumbling infrastructure in the Karnataka capital with streets turning into rivers.
-
Largest Septic Tank In Bengaluru, Says Report On City's Bellandur Lake
Bengaluru's Bellandur lake has become the largest septic tank in the city due to "sheer callousness and indifference", according to a damning report from a committee mandated by the National Green Tribunal or Green Court, adding that there was "not even one millilitre" of clean water in the lake.
-
Residents 'Trapped' As Bengaluru Lakes Froth Like Never Before: 10 Points
After the city's heaviest August rain in a century, two giant lakes in Bengaluru are spewing so much toxic foam that residents who live near them have reportedly complained that they are having to stay indoors. On Wednesday, the froth, a stinking cocktail of chemicals and untreated sewage dumped in the lakes, rose to over 10 feet in the Varthur Lak...
-
Bengaluru's Varthur Lake Now Spews 10-Feet-High Froth
Overnight rains, Bengaluru's heaviest in August in a century, has the city's Varthur Lake spewing foam and froth like never before. On Wednesday, the foam caused by toxic chemicals and untreated sewage in the lake rose to over 10 feet along the tall fence erected to keep the stinking cocktail of pollutants from spilling on to road in Varthur Kodi l...
-
Foam Spilling Out On Bengaluru Roads, NGT Raps Karnataka Government
The National Green Tribunal today took Karnataka government and its civic authorities to task over foam spilling over into the streets in Bengaluru near the Varthur lake, causing massive traffic jams in the city.
-
Bengaluru's Varthur Lake Moves From Froth To Fire, Smoke Fills The Air
After the froth, the flames - one of Bengaluru's two biggest lakes is following its pattern with a large fire reported this morning, hours after foam shot up from the water and sprayed drivers in the crowded eastern part of India's Silicon Valley.
-
'Happens Every Year,' Says Chief Minister Siddaramaiah As Bengaluru Lake Shoots Toxic Foam
No problem, it happens every year, Karnataka's Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said, as Bengaluru's Varthur Lake froths and shoots toxic foam at motorists passing by. Pre-monsoon rain has meant more froth in the past week and people driving past the lake on the arterial Whitefield Road have had a tough time evading the flying clouds of chemical.
-
Politicians And Local Groups Visit Bengaluru Lakes To Take Stock Of Clean-Up Process
Politicians and citizens' groups today visited three Bengaluru lakes - Bellandur, Varthur and Rampura - to take stock of the clean-up process.
-
Bengaluru Lake Being Encroached? 'Alert' Bengaluru Residents Think So
With hundreds of trucks dumping debris on a parcel of land adjoining the nearly 440-acre Varthur Lake in East Bengaluru, some residents of Thubbarhalli and members of Whitefield Rising recorded videos and handed them over to officials. The residents say they believe their vigil has prevented another lake in the city from being encroached.
-
Why Do Bengaluru's Foamy Lakes Need Foreign Help, Ask City Experts
Foam and froth and even flames, all caused by toxic chemicals and untreated sewage have been flowing into the two largest lakes in Bengaluru - Bellandur and Varthur - for decades. Foreign companies are now proposing to clean up the lakes. Last Saturday, experts from a UK firm and an Israeli firm visited Bellandur Lake.
